The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-23


Board ofTlads.
A called meeting Of the Board Of
Trade vas held at their rooms last
night to consider a proposition to
extend the Rock Island railroad
from Salina, by the Mulberry
valley, through Pleasant Valley aud
Glendale townships, ia Saline conn
Is, to Lincoln Center and by the
valley Of the spIllman to Osborne,
aud then on west to Denver. The
business interests were largely rep
resented, and nearly every seat in
the room was occupied Oy gentlemen
who felt the Importance OF the mat
ter 10 be presented.
A semi-ofIieial report was first
msde Of the pending Santa prOPOsi-
sition in Salina-to-wit: TO run the
road through the city on Elm street
at an approximate cost Of $25,OOO-
and the situation in Elm Greek
township, regarding the voting Of
aid to the northern railway eohnec-
tion, was referred to somewhat in
detail, proving that those who bad
looked over the ground were conf
dent the bonds will be carried at the
election next Saturday.
Mr.. Waterman, Of Lincoln Center,
was introduced. He was here to
urge the extension Of the Rock Is
land railroad from Salina. He
stated that committee from Lin
coin Center, himself among the
number, had visited President Low
and other members OF the Rock Is
land Co. and secured frOm them
terms for the proposed extension, and
in itsfurtherance, and to carry out
the requirements Of the company ,he
asked the city to act with the COM
mittee and others who had interest
ed themselves in the project, in inn
pressing upon the people Of Pleasant
Valley and Glendale townships the
importance Of what is sought TO be
done.
IL was deemed best that 5000 per
mile should be the limit Of the
amount to be asked, and calcula-
tiOns made, placed the road in
Pleasant Valley at four to six miles
and in Glendale at five to six miles.
Mr.. Waterman further stated that
petitions were at this time being
circulated in Lincoln county and
that a proposition for building the
road through his county would be
submitted to the people in few
days.
The discussion which elsued, and
which was heartily entered into by a
number Of gentlemen, was termi-
mated by the appointment Of F. L.
Weaver and P. q. Bond as a com
mittee who we're TO accompany Mr..
Waterman to-day to those two town
ships, b bring the matter before the
people and urge immediate action
by them.
The subject specially before the
meeting ended for the time being
with the appointment Of the com
mittee. The feeling OF accord was
unanimous as to the great benefits 10
be derived by the section through
which the road was contemplated,
and it was at this point that several
persons took their departure. BY
the adjournment Of the city council
others came in.
The right Of way for the Santa Fe
was taken up and discussed at length
some considerable warmth crop
ping out i'm the discussion. Mr.. Kill
mer, the right OF way agent for the
Santa Fe, had expressed a prefer
ence that a large portion of Elm
street should be appropriated for the
line through the city. The former
line-running near the center OF the
blocks between Elm ana Pine streets
Mr.. Killmcr had concluded was
impracticable because Of the exist
enee Of so many No. Pacific tracks
on the old county park, which the
Santa Fe would be compelled to |
cress. So the Santa Fe had practi- !
cally issued its ultimstum that Elm
street must be taken or there would /
be some doubt about their coming. !
The discussion was upon this basis.
Elm street property owners contend
ed they should be remunerated for
the damages sustained by apprOpri-
ating the street to railroad purposes.
The opposition contended that no
damage was done. The upshOt Of
e. e whole matter was, that after two
of the directors of the Board of
Trade had threatened to resign and
an exceeding large amount Of
threatning language had been used,
the quarrel calmed and the recon-
mendatiOn to appropriate Elm street
was passed by an almost unanimous
vote. The session continued 10 a
late hour but nothing beyond the
vote spoken Of was accomplished.
The situation stands in about thIs
wise: The demands Of the railroad
may be exhOrbitant; but all feel
they cannot afford to let the
roads go by us and that we must
make up our minds to submit grace
fully